A tender attempt to make Silk Board junction signal free

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is planning to call tenders for the signal free intersection at Silk Board junction next week, for the third time now after it failed to get sufficient numbers of bidders in the first two bids. However, the date has not yet been finalised as preparations for calling tenders is still on.

The estimated cost for the flyover from Ragigudda to Silk Board would be Rs 133.54 crore. The elevated corridor will also cut down the travel time drastically as it will eliminate the need to wait at the traffic signals and at the busy Silk Board junction, once constructed. It is said to be a four-lane corridor that connects Electronics City, BTM Layout, Marathahalli and HSR Layout.

In early December 2018, the tender for the proposed 2.84-km elevated corridor at the junction had to be cancelled for the second time as only one company had participated in the bid. However after the unsuccessful bid, BMRCL was also considering giving the contract to ITD Cementation India, the lone bidder which is also working on the KR Puram line but it decided to call the tenders again as ITD’s budget was too high.

ITD had quoted Rs 222.93 crore, which was 65% higher than the estimated cost.

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